Interview of Houston vacationer re man claiming Northwest Orient hijacking
This copy: Part 56 pp. 171–172Also filed at Part 20 pp. 233–234 (primary)
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Interview re American met in Mexico claiming to possess hijack parachute (Houston)
Transcribed 25 January 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 56 pp. 171–172 (DB Cooper-23571–23572), FD-302 interview, transcribed 25 Jan 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-56%3A171-172
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription ___ 1/25/72
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[REDACTED] Houston, Texas, supplied the following information:
Over the Christmas, 1971 holidays [REDACTED] and some family friends named [REDACTED] traveled to Mexico. While in Mexico they rode a ferry boat from the Mexican mainland to the [REDACTED] and while on this boat met three Americans named [REDACTED] California; [REDACTED] California; and [REDACTED] (LNU), who was a doctor living in Oregon. These individuals asked [REDACTED] and his party to met them at a bar named Raphaels in [REDACTED] which is at the tip of the [REDACTED]
Upon arriving there [REDACTED] and his party met the above three individual at the bar and while drinking with them also became acquainted with an individual named [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Over a period of several days they learned from [REDACTED] that he was from [REDACTED] Illinois and had previously been employed by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] also stated that he had lived in Portland, Oregon and on the west coast of California for some time.
[REDACTED] along with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] staying on a large [REDACTED] named [REDACTED]
One morning [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] that the night before, [REDACTED] had been drinking quite heavily and had stated that he was the individual who had hijacked the Northwest Orient
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Interviewed on _1/21/72_ at _Houston, Texas_ File # _HO-164-118_ (A)(9)- [guess: 31]
by SA [REDACTED] /sac Date dictated _ 1/25/7[2] SE 164-81
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DB Cooper-23571
SE 164-81 HO 164-118
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airliner over Oregon and had jumped with a parachute with $200,000. [REDACTED] claimed to still have one of the parachutes he used in his possession on his boat. [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] went into very great detail in describing how he had accomplished the hijacking.
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After learning this information [REDACTED] immediately went to where [REDACTED] had been anchored but discovered that the boat and [REDACTED] were gone. [REDACTED] stated that he felt this was unusual inasmuch as [REDACTED] had indicated he would be there for at least a week.
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[REDACTED] stated that he recalled [REDACTED] having mentioned that she had worked for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and that she still had her [REDACTED] in her possession.
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[REDACTED] was shown an artist conception of the indivi- dual who actually hijacked the Northwest Orient airliner, and he stated that this drawing bears a close resemblance to [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] provided the following description of [REDACTED]
Race White Sex Male Age 40-45 years Height 5'11" Weight 175 lbs. Complexion Ruddy, weathered Hair Dark brown with long sideburns Voice Low, intelligent, no noticeable accent Characteristic Starting to grow beard
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DB Cooper-23572
Serials: HO 164-118, SE 164-81